烏龍
See also: 乌龙
Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
| black | dragon | ||
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| trad. (烏龍) | 烏 | 龍 | |
| simp. (乌龙) | 乌 | 龙 | |
- "unexpected mistake; muddled"
- Originally Cantonese. Probably from the 1940s manga 《烏龍王》 by Chinese cartoonist Louie Yu Tin, whose eponymous protagonist was a muddle-headed character.
- Common folk etymologies attribute the word to English wrong, or own (as in own goal).
Noun
烏龍
- (literally) black dragon
- (figurative, literary) dogs in general
- (figurative, literary, obsolete) horse
- (figurative, colloquial) unexpected mistake; mishap
- (～茶) oolong (tea)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) black cricket
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蟋蟀 (“cricket”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 蟋蟀, 促織, 蜻蛚, 蝍蛆, 蛩, 吟蛩, 秋蛩, 懶婦 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Taxonomic name | 蟋蟀 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 蛐蛐兒 |
| Taiwan | 蟋蟀 | |
| Tianjin | 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Ulanhot | 蛐蛐 | |
| Tongliao | 蛐蛐 | |
| Chifeng | 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Bayanhot | 蟋蟀 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蛐蛐 | |
| Harbin | 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Shenyang | 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 蛐蛐子 | |
| Qingdao | 土蚱兒 | |
| Jinan | 蛐兒蛐兒 | |
| Luoyang | 蛐蛐 | |
| Wanrong | 臭吱吱 | |
| Zhengzhou | 促促兒 | |
| Xi'an | 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Yinchuan | 黑油麥蚱, 蛐蛐 | |
| Lanzhou | 蛐蛐, 錯翅子 | |
| Xining | 秋蟬兒, 蛐蛐 | |
| Wuhan | 蛐蛐 | |
| Chengdu | 叫雞子, 叫雞雞, 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Guiyang | 蛐蛐 | |
| Kunming | 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Yangshuo | 灶雞 | |
| Liuzhou | 蛐蛐 | |
| Xuzhou | 蛐兒蛐兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 蛐蛐子 | |
| Nanjing | 蛐織 | |
| Hefei | 蛐蛐, 蛐蛐子 | |
| Nantong | 蛐蛐 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 蛐蛐 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 織蟀, 蟀, 蟀子 |
| Hong Kong | 蟋蟀, 織蟀 | |
| Macau | 蟋蟀 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蟀 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蟀 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蟀 | |
| Foshan | 織蟀 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蟀蟀 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 蟀 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 蟀 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蟀蟀 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 織蟀 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 足雞 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 酒蟀 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Taishan | 蟋蟀 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Dongguan | 子蟀 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Shaoguan | 織蟀 | |
| Yunfu | 促蟀 | |
| Yangjiang | 促蟀 | |
| Xinyi | 促織 | |
| Lianjiang | 織蟀 | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蛐蛐 |
| Lichuan | 蟋蟀 | |
| Pingxiang | 蟋蟀, 蟋蟀仔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蟋蟀仔 |
| Xingning | 土唧哩 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蛛蟀 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 草唧 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 草織 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 草織 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 草雞子 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 草唧 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 草蟀 | |
| Changting | 草唧 | |
| Wuping | 草唧子 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 草唧子 | |
| Liancheng | 草唧 | |
| Ninghua | 草虻 | |
| Yudu | 蟋蟀子 | |
| Ruijin | 山灶雞 | |
| Shicheng | 山灶雞子 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 土狗仔, 草唧仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 土狗仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 土狗仔, 草唧仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 土狗, 草唧 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 土狗仔, 草唧仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 土狗 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 織織 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蛐蛐 |
| Xinzhou | 黑色兒 | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 蟋蟀 | |
| Linhe | 秋翅兒 | |
| Jining | 秋鈴兒 | |
| Hohhot | 蛐蛐 | |
| Baotou | 秋鈴兒 | |
| Dongsheng | 秋蟬兒 | |
| Haibowan | 蟋蟀 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蟋蟀 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 蟋蟀 |
| Fuqing | 壁蟀 | |
| Gutian | 蟣立 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 蟋蟀 |
| Zhangzhou | 記蟀 | |
| Taipei | 杜猴, 蟋蟀 | |
| Taipei (Wanhua) | 蟋蟀仔 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 杜猴 | |
| Kaohsiung | 杜伯仔, 杜猴 | |
| Yilan | 杜猴 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 杜猴, 蟋蟀, 烏龍 | |
| Taichung | 杜猴, 蟋蟀仔 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 灶雞仔 | |
| Tainan | 杜伯仔, 蟋蟀, 蟋蟀仔 | |
| Taitung | 烏龍仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 杜猴 | |
| Kinmen | 杜猴, 蟋蟀 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 杜猴, 烏龍, 赤蜣, 蟋蟀 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | cengkerik | |
| Chaozhou | 蟋蟀 | |
| Shantou | 蟋蟀 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蝍蛛 |
| Xianyou | 蝍蛛 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 蟋蟀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 勝勝, 土狗 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 灶織子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蹔𧉆 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 蹔𧉆 | |
| Suzhou | 蹔𧉆 | |
| Danyang | 治治 | |
| Hangzhou | 蛐蛐兒 | |
| Ningbo | 蹔𧉆, 丁獅子 | |
| Wenzhou | 蟋蟀 | |
| Jinhua | 蟋蟀兒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蛐蛐 |
| Xiangtan | 蟋蟋 | |
| Loudi | 蟋蟀子 | |
| Shuangfeng | 蟋蟀 | |
Derived terms
Derived terms from 烏龍
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Adjective
烏龍
- (chiefly Cantonese) muddled; absent-minded; silly
Derived terms
Derived terms from 烏龍
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Proper noun
烏龍
- (～鄉) Wulong (a township in Wuxi, Chongqing, China)
- Name of a loyal dog owned by Jin-dynasty Zhang Ran.
Etymology 2
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| trad. (烏龍) | 烏 | 龍 | |
| simp. (乌龙) | 乌 | 龙 | |
Borrowed from Japanese 饂飩 (udon), in turn from Chinese 餛飩 (“wonton”).
Noun
烏龍
- (～麵) (chiefly Taiwan) udon (noodle)
Synonyms
- 烏冬／乌冬 (wūdōng)
Derived terms
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